Analysis: How Sauber’s UK engineering hub might solve a big problem for Audi’s F1 growth troubles

Sauber opening a technical centre for Audi’s coming Formula 1 entry appears to solve one big headache for the nascent project, while also drawing new parallels with rival squad, Haas.
The news that Sauber is now searching for premises on which to open its ‘Sauber Motorsport Technology Centre UK’ means it is primarily hoping to attract F1 staff based in the United Kingdom, while also …Keep reading
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Sauber launches UK engineering hub ahead of Audi F1 takeover in 2026

Sauber is set to establish a United Kingdom base as it prepares to morph into the Audi Formula 1 factory team in 2026.
The team’s headquarters will remain in the Swiss municipality of Hinwil, while running its power unit operation in Neuburg, Germany.
But it will now open a third location in the UK’s ‘motorsport valley’, which covers England’s South East and Midlands regions where …Keep reading
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Why Haas F1 won’t use Toyota’s wind tunnel despite technical partnership

Haas will continue to work in Ferrari’s Formula 1 wind tunnel despite signing a high-profile technical partnership with Toyota last year.
Although Toyota’s F1 team came and went expensively during the 2000s without securing a single victory, its wind tunnel in Cologne was once considered so cutting edge that other F1 outfits used it in preference to their own. 
However, Haas has decided …Keep reading
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Why the FIA’s F1 flexi wing U-turn might backfire

The FIA has changed its stance by imposing stricter tests on F1’s controversial flexing wings to avoid the topic causing more drama over the 2025 Formula 1 season, but by delaying their introduction it is guaranteed to remain a talking point.
Until late last season the FIA’s single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis said the FIA was satisfied with the current – if admittedly imperfect – static …Keep reading
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Las Vegas GP brought forward by two hours as F1 2025 race times revealed

The start time of the Las Vegas Grand Prix has been brought forwards by two hours to an 8pm slot for the 2025 edition – meaning the Formula 1 race will now start at 4am in the United Kingdom.
This is different from the first two races held on the city’s Strip Circuit street track, with Vegas returning to the F1 calendar following a 41-year absence in 2023 and that grand prix plus the 2024 …Keep reading
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